About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12749
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52762
- The name of the plane.
- Scorpio
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 781st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ujregi
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Amstetten
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Rückkehr der Crew in die USA am 13.03.1945
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman, David L. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Briggs, William B. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Donohue, Francis M. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| French, Robert E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Horton, Denny W. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Parkhurst, Kenneth L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Quagan, Harold F. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Wagner, Frederick P. | Pvt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Wood, Lehman V. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00862.html)